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Originally Posted by fight4christ
Alright everyone...I need some real help here...
I got engaged in May to the girl of my dreams, and we are facing a dilemma.......
Let me give you some background....
Me: 22 yrs old...full time student...cant work due to intense school program....2 years to go...
Her: 21 yrs old same schooling difficulties....but she works just on the weekend as a server..... year and a half till shes done with school and making a steady $50,000...
I know that there are tons of details necessary to make a good choice but we dont feel like we are supposed to wait till we finish school to get married....so we were thinking about looking into student loans and just paying them off after school.....I heard you get better rates when you're married students...
our expenses would be...
rent
food
vehicle payments
insurance (health and auto)
School
....so I guess my question would be ...is it doable?...anyone else here ever in this situation?....how did you do it?
How would you recommend doing it?
God bless..and thanks for your help  |
My wife and I were married midway through our junior year at college (1974). Neither set of parents were able to help financially. It was REALLY hard (I agree with Banarenth). We got by with financial aid (which included on campus jobs which bought food) and student loans. (BTW my job after graduation was as an engineer which was and is still is well paid from day 1.)
our expenses were ...
rent >> lived in on campus housing so rent was included
food >> we didn't eat much and only went out to a restaurant when my parents visited and they paid.
vehicle payments >> what's a vehicle? We went to school in Brooklyn, NY and really never left the general area of campus very often. When we did, it was Subway fare.
insurance (health and auto) >> pray for good health and a good on campus clinic
School >> financial aid and student loans
So, to bottom line it. Is it doable, yes. It will be rough and you will have to do without a lot. But I think you will learn just what is really valuable. Many of the things we think we need to be happy are not really needs.
Keep it simple and remember to keep God in your lives.